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President Joe Biden’s aides consider first lady Jill Biden one of the most powerful first ladies in history, according to the new book, “Original Sin,” by CNN anchor Jake Tapper and Axios political correspondent Alex Thompson. By proxy, the first lady’s top aide, Anthony Bernal, became one of the most influential people in the White House, Tapper and Thompson said in their new book about Biden’s cognitive decline and the administration’s alleged cover-up. “He would not be welcome at my funeral,” a longtime Biden aide told the authors. Operating in a White House anchored in loyalty, Bernal wielded loyalty as a weapon to…

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A planned law that would’ve mandated the flying of the Ontario flag at all provincial buildings and banned the desecration of the Canadian flag has been scuttled by the Ford government, Global News has learned, after members of the Progressive Conservative caucus questioned the necessity of the bill. Multiple sources told Global News the proposal, spearheaded as part of a patriotism push by Minister of Citizenship and Multiculturalism Graham McGregor, would have potentially violated the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and may have faced court challenges.The proposal was scheduled to be discussed at Ford’s cabinet on May 21 –…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Coco Gauff was slightly ill-prepared for her first-round match at the 2025 French Open on Tuesday, but that didn’t stop the young American tennis star from cruising through to the next round. Gauff, who won the U.S. Open in 2023, arrived at Court Philippe-Chatrier on Tuesday without her rackets, which she only realized after she began searching through her bags. Coco Gauff of the U.S. reacts as she plays Australia’s Olivia Gadecki during their first round match of the French Tennis Open, at the Roland-Garros stadium, in Paris, Tuesday, May 27, 2025.  (Thibault Camus/AP Photo)In…

Record floods shut a key stretch of a major highway, stranding drivers for hours and exposing major gaps in detour planning and communication.

JAKARTA: Indonesia is rolling out a slew of stimulus measures to get its people to spend more in the next two months, but these may not be enough to revive sluggish domestic consumption and lift economic growth, analysts say. Instead, broader moves are needed to help the country’s dwindling middle class and protect businesses from the effects of higher United States tariffs, they add. With the school holidays set to take place between Jun 28 and Jul 12, the government is looking to boost domestic tourism and consumption. The government announced on Tuesday (May 27) discounts on electricity bills and…

Last week we covered Goldman Sachs’ latest report on hedge funds, which are gleefully shorting again. It’s time we turned to the investment bank’s latest report on mutual funds, which contained this interesting nugget:“Active share” is a percentage measure of the overlap of a fund’s holdings and its benchmark. The higher it is, the more the fund diverges from the positions and the weightings of its underlying index. A fund that has a 0 per cent active share is the perfect passive index fund, while one with a 100 per cent active share has zero in common with its benchmark.…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Starling Bank’s profits fell by more than a quarter last year as the digital bank set aside £28mn to cover potential compliance issues with Covid-19 government-backed loans and was fined for lax financial crime controls. The neobank on Wednesday said its pre-tax profit fell to £223mn in the year to the end of March, down from £301mn in the previous 12 months, on a 4.7 per cent rise in revenues. It said its earnings were hit by a £29mn penalty from the…

First periods are a universal rite of passage for girls. Biologically, menarche indicates the body’s preparedness to ovulate and eventually reproduce. However, the social and cultural significance of this milestone can vary significantly. In some cultures, like the Maoris’, a menstruating girl represents the survival and longevity of the heritage and bloodline. Among some Indigenous people of the Americas, the first bleed is the moment when the initiation into the community happens, embodying spiritual connection. In China, menstruation is believed to hold vast potential for rejuvenating one’s vital essence. Among Muslims, attitudes towards menstruation vary greatly, shaped by cultural heritage…

Jefferson City, Mo. — Planned Parenthood halted abortions in Missouri on Tuesday after the state’s top court ordered new rulings in the tumultuous legal saga over a ban that voters struck down last November.The state’s top court ruled that a district judge applied the wrong standard in rulings in December and February that allowed abortions to resume in the state. Nearly all abortions were halted under a ban that took effect after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022.In Tuesday’s two-page ruling, the court ordered Judge Jerri Zhang to vacate her earlier orders and reevaluate the case…